Buellia_gypsyensis

<i>Buellia gypsyensis</i>

Buellia gypsyensis

Species of lichen

Buellia gypsyensis is a species of crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae. Found in the Falkland Islands, it was described as a new species in 2019 by British lichenologist Alan Fryday. The type was collected from Gypsy Cove near Port Stanley in East Falkland, where it was found growing on a north-facing rock; it is named for its type locality. The main distinguishing characteristics of the lichen are its filiform (threadlike) conidia and the presence of 5-O-methylhiascic acid as the major secondary chemical in the thallus.[2]

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In 2020, Buellia gypsyensis was assessed as a vulnerable species for the global IUCN Red List.[1]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Fryday, A. (2020). "Buellia gypsyensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. [2]
    Fryday, Alan M. (2019). "Eleven new species of crustose lichenized fungi from the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)". The Lichenologist. 51 (3): 235–267. doi:10.1017/S0024282919000185. S2CID 196649792.


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